After
the change in law regarding the Kafes and the loss of provincial
governorships for the Princes. The harem population dramatically
increased as the princes and their harems remained inside the Seraglio
(Topkapi Palace) harem. The population further increased during
the reigns of Murad III, Ahmed I, and Ibrahim, as they spent more
time in the bedchamber than ever. The increase in harem women populations
is also correlated by the increase in expenditures.

During the reign of the Ibrahim (r. 1640-1648), the harem population
experienced a minor increase while the correlated expenditures saw
a whopping 28% increase from the beginning of his reign to the end
of reign. This may have been due to the fact that Ibrahim was obsessed
with furs and jewels. His desire to see furs everywhere in the harem
greatly increased the harem expenditures as the price of furs would
have gone up accordingly. This would also apply to the price of
jewels too, as he sought jewels for the decoration of his beard.

Although
it is not recorded exactly how much the daily stipends were for
all of the Sultan's Kadins and concubines, general figures were
available indicating that the Valide Sultan continued to enjoy the
role as most influential and powerful member of the dynastic family
by having the highest stipend. Nurbanu Sultan received a daily stipend
of 2,000 aspers (currency of the time), while her successor Safiye
Sultan, received 3,000 aspers after the ascension of her son Mehmed
III. In contrast, the highest stipends of leading public officials
were: the mufti (750 aspers per day), the chief justices of Rumeli
and Anatolia (572 and 573 aspers, respectively), and the chief Janissary
Agha (500 aspers). Even the Sultan himself only received a 1,000
aspers stipend.